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[DougK]

Hmmm... more incentive for me to get my Oly Pen EE-2 CLA'd, a good excuse to go find an Oly XA2, and justification for shooting my Minolta APS camera.

I go away for a little while and y'all come up with new ways to distract me from my digital camera... sheesh

 

[ChrisN]

Hmmm... more incentive for me to get my Oly Pen EE-2 CLA'd, a good excuse to go find an Oly XA2, and justification for shooting my Minolta APS camera.

I go away for a little while and y'all come up with new ways to distract me from my digital camera... sheesh

Oooh yes - the Pen certainly counts as a classic P&S.

 

[hugivza]

Just when I was thinking of getting rid of the 35TI you dedicate a forum to it.! I guess the Pronea is OT here, but other APS delights like the Ixus (I think Elph in Europe) are in - they are auto everything! I have one on my desk - it stops the papers blowing around when the window is open, and you can always tell the time and the date!

 

[kingkong666jp]

> What can any one tell me about the following, Leica Minilux f2.4 40mm Leica summarit lens.

From the November 1995 issue of Pop Photo:" It is a 6 element, four group symmetrical design. " (ME: It is a classic Xenon design; the original F1.5 Summarit was a 7 element design which split the rear element into two weaker elements to acheive the higher speed).

"At F2.4 results were more than acceptable for wide-open aperture, and the sharpness increased at F4 through F8, the optimum range for this lens" (ME: now that is why it is called a Summarit! Softer wide-open for existing light portraits and sharp at F8 for outdoor shots)

"At F11 sharpness dropped to about the F2.4 level, and at F16 was slightly below performance at F2.4l". (ME: sounds like a nice lens for a Point&Shoot, especially for one that does not use aspherics).

This is not a cheap camera; if you can get one for a good price, it is Leica's Posh Point and Shoot, to compete with the Nikon's. If you want a classic lens on a Point&Shoot and get something for a LOT less money, the Leica Mini and Mini II have 35mm F3.5 Elmars. They are good performers and will probably cost you ~10% of the Mini-Lux.


KB Camera has one New with 7 yr Warranty up on a BIN:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Leica-Titan...oryZ3330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

expensive? :bang: